The Treaty of Versailles : a concise history /

The Treaty of Versailles : a concise history /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Neiberg, Michael S., author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Treaty of Versailles -- (1919 June 28) -- History.
Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28)
World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace -- History.
Peace.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13540479
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9780190659196
019065919X
9780190659189
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
Summary:Signed on June 28, 1919 between Germany and the principal Allied powers, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I. Problematic from the very beginning, even its contemporaries saw the treaty as a mediocre compromise, creating a precarious order in Europe and abroad and destined to fall short of ensuring lasting peace. At the time, observers read the treaty through competing lenses: a desire for peace after five years of disastrous war, demands for vengeance against Germany, the uncertain future of colonialism, and, most alarmingly, the emerging threat of Bolshevism. A century after its signing, we can look back at how those developments evolved through the twentieth century, evaluating the treaty and its consequences with unprecedented depth of perspective. The author of several award-winning books, Michael S. Neiberg provides a lucid and authoritative account of the Treaty of Versailles, explaining the enormous challenges facing those who tried to put the world back together after the global destruction of the World War I. Rather than assessing winners and losers, this compelling book analyzes the many subtle factors that influenced the treaty and the dominant, at times ambiguous role of the "Big Four" leaders: Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clémenceau of France. The Treaty of Versailles was not solely responsible for the catastrophic war that crippled Europe and the world just two decades later, but it played a critical role. As Neiberg reminds us, to understand decolonization, World War II, the Cold War, and even the complex world we inhabit today, there is no better place to begin than with World War I and the treaty that tried, and perhaps failed, to end it.
Other form:Print version: Neiberg, Michael S. Treaty of Versailles : a concise history. New York, New York : Oxford University Press, ©2017 xviii, 112 pages 9780190659189

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Ii 4500
001 13540479
006 m o d
007 cr cnu|||unuuu
008 170419t20172017nyu ob 001 0 eng d
005 20240921000052.4
035 |a (OCoLC)982958120  |z (OCoLC)983371545  |z (OCoLC)983560140  |z (OCoLC)983915136 
035 9 |a (OCLCCM-CC)982958120 
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c N$T  |d N$T  |d OCLCF  |d YDX  |d UAB  |d OCL  |d CUS  |d OCLCQ  |d EZ9  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCL  |d UKAHL  |d OCLCO 
019 |a 983371545  |a 983560140  |a 983915136 
020 |a 9780190659196  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 019065919X  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9780190659189 
050 4 |a KZ186.2  |b .N45 2017 
072 7 |a HIS  |x 010020  |2 bisacsh 
049 |a MAIN 
090 |a XXKZ186.2  |b .N45 2017 
100 1 |a Neiberg, Michael S.,  |e author. 
245 1 4 |a The Treaty of Versailles :  |b a concise history /  |c Michael S. Neiberg. 
264 1 |a New York, NY :  |b Oxford University Press,  |c [2017] 
264 4 |c ©2017 
300 |a 1 online resource 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a Signed on June 28, 1919 between Germany and the principal Allied powers, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I. Problematic from the very beginning, even its contemporaries saw the treaty as a mediocre compromise, creating a precarious order in Europe and abroad and destined to fall short of ensuring lasting peace. At the time, observers read the treaty through competing lenses: a desire for peace after five years of disastrous war, demands for vengeance against Germany, the uncertain future of colonialism, and, most alarmingly, the emerging threat of Bolshevism. A century after its signing, we can look back at how those developments evolved through the twentieth century, evaluating the treaty and its consequences with unprecedented depth of perspective. The author of several award-winning books, Michael S. Neiberg provides a lucid and authoritative account of the Treaty of Versailles, explaining the enormous challenges facing those who tried to put the world back together after the global destruction of the World War I. Rather than assessing winners and losers, this compelling book analyzes the many subtle factors that influenced the treaty and the dominant, at times ambiguous role of the "Big Four" leaders: Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clémenceau of France. The Treaty of Versailles was not solely responsible for the catastrophic war that crippled Europe and the world just two decades later, but it played a critical role. As Neiberg reminds us, to understand decolonization, World War II, the Cold War, and even the complex world we inhabit today, there is no better place to begin than with World War I and the treaty that tried, and perhaps failed, to end it. 
588 0 |a Vendor-supplied metadata. 
630 0 0 |a Treaty of Versailles  |d (1919 June 28)  |x History. 
630 0 7 |a Treaty of Versailles (1919 June 28)  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01774221 
650 0 |a World War, 1914-1918  |x Peace  |x History. 
650 6 |a Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918  |x Paix  |x Histoire. 
650 7 |a HISTORY  |z Europe  |x Western.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Peace.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01055758 
647 7 |a World War  |d (1914-1918)  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01180746 
648 7 |a 1914-1918  |2 fast 
655 4 |a Electronic books. 
655 7 |a History.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Neiberg, Michael S.  |t Treaty of Versailles : a concise history.  |d New York, New York : Oxford University Press, ©2017  |h xviii, 112 pages  |z 9780190659189 
856 4 0 |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=1504612  |y eBooks on EBSCOhost 
929 |a oclccm 
999 f f |i 60e2a408-e400-414e-a36d-b291d77430d1  |s 8ea970e8-eee7-4ee8-95ab-4b665a787409 
928 |t Library of Congress classification  |a XXKZ186.2.N45 2017  |l Online  |c UC-FullText  |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=1504612  |z eBooks on EBSCOhost  |g ebooks  |i 13683004 

Similar Items